Untitled [seated woman in pleated skirt]
1955-1967
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blue and black ink with charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 56 x 38 cm (22 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn
Accession Number
2000.141.121
Art Historical Context
Richard Diebenkorn's *Untitled [seated woman pleated skirt]*, created between 1955 and 1967, captures the artist's pivotal shift toward figurative representation. During this period, Diebenkorn moved away from the bold abstractions of his Abstract Expressionist phase to explore intimate, everyday subjects like the female form. Rendered in blue and black ink with charcoal on wove paper (56 x 38 cm), the drawing exemplifies his fluid, gestural line work, where loose strokes and layered tones evoke a sense of quiet contemplation in the seated figure's pleated skirt and poised posture. This work ...
About the Artist
Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Clifford Diebenkorn Jr. (1922-1993) was one of the premier American painters of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions and figurative works evoked the shimmering light and wide-open spaces of California. Born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in San Francisco, Diebenkorn became a pivotal figure in elevating the status of California art on the international stage. His career encom...